Legal Opinion
United States v. Beckner
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1998No. 97-30285PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
The government here urges that a former United States Attorney, engaged to defend an SEC proceeding, joined his client’s criminal enterprise. A jury convicted the attorney, Donald L. Beekner, for aiding and abetting his client’s fraud. Beekner contends to us that the evidence was insufficient to demonstrate that he knowingly participated in any crime. We agree and reverse.
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In 1990, Sam Recile and his companion, V. Rae Phillips, began raising capital for Place Vendóme, a shopping mall project in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1991, Recile retained Donald…
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